The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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